Religion Quote by Melissa Pearl

“I refused to change the way I practiced my faith or to let fear stop me from carrying out what I believed in.”

— Shelina Zahra Janmohamed

“I wasn’t a hypocrite—well, everyone is a hypocrite, but I was trying hard to be less of one.”

— Penny Reid

“Everyone is a hypocrite in one sense or another and I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints.”

— Billy Joel

“I used to be a Christian, but I decided to follow the teachings of Jesus instead.”

— Joni Rodgers

“I believed that what mattered to God was the direction I was facing not how far away I was. Sin it seemed to me…

— Sara Wheeler

“it always annoyed him when people implied you had to have a religion in order to hold to any standards of behavior.”

— Anne Tyler

“I wouldn't deserve you if I didn't respect your beliefs.”

— Cayla Kluver

“If there's one thing I can't abide it's fanatics of any kind, and religious ones are the worst of all.”

— Michael Morpurgo

“For even those who have renounced Christianity and attack it still follow the Christian ideal.”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“That was the worst kind of hypocrisy, right? Hating someone for something you hated about yourself?”

— Brigid Kemmerer

“It's a good idea to sort through your beliefs now and then and throw out the ones that don't serve you.”

— Annie Kagan

“It is better to be a well-rounded Christian than a stoic, hypocrite.”

— Lisa Askew